Idiosyncracy vs Nomenclature - What's the difference?
idiosyncracy | nomenclature |
(obsolete) A name.
A set of names or terms.
A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.
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As nouns the difference between idiosyncracy and nomenclature
is that idiosyncracy is while nomenclature is (obsolete) a name.idiosyncracy
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Noun
(idiosyncracies)Usage notes
* This spelling is commonly considered a misspelling; etymologically the preferred spelling is idiosyncrasy'', which is also the only spelling given by most dictionaries, such as the ''Dictionary.com Unabridged'' gives both spellings, but under the entry name ''idiosyncrasy .References
nomenclature
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(wikipedia nomenclature)Noun
- It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities.
